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<p><em>In reply to <a href="https://csn.cancer.org/node/263147">Gem Carbo Chemotherapy &amp; Avastin Experiences Anyone</a></em></p>
<div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Hi Tony--I'm new here as well. I am guessing that your wife has had Taxol in her first round of chemo? May 2013 I was started on Taxol/Carbo/Avastin every 3 weeks. Set up for 8 treatments, but dropped Taxol, added Gemzar last week as my feet went numb and I fell twice. I will get Gem/Caarbo/Avastin one week, Gemzar the next, off a week, then repeat. I was really happy to read thst Carole's neuropathy went away or abated. I just had to postpone my second Gemzar yesterday due to low platelets and neutrophiles with temp earlier in the week--think my port may have picked up a bug. Have been on antibodic for a week already.</p>
<p>I don't now the effective data on Gemzar, but my numbers had been drastically reduced on the first rounds. My CT after round was " almost normal"</p>
<p>This is my second run in with cancer--15 years ago beat stage 3 breast with same oncologist.</p>
<p>Wishing your wife a great outcome!! This site is really positive, keep visiting.</p>
<p>Sue</p>
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</ul>Sat, 28 Sep 2013 12:44:43 +0000sk_Nebraskacomment 1407483 at https://csn.cancer.orgCarbo/Taxol/Avastin--not the same?https://csn.cancer.org/comment/1407071#comment-1407071
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<p><em>In reply to <a href="https://csn.cancer.org/node/263147">Gem Carbo Chemotherapy &amp; Avastin Experiences Anyone</a></em></p>
<div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>My circumstances are similar but not identical. After Taxol/Carboplatin for 6 months in 2012, I was doing very well, with CA125 headed to normal. But surgery in Feb 2013 showed 3 of 6 biopsies were still positive, so in March I went back on Taxol/Carbo/Avastin. The Taxol/Carbo ended in May, &amp; I'm still on Avastin until Dec on the same schedule as your wife. Sorry, I don't know what Gemcitabine is or whether it is similar in any way to the Taxol I was on. </p>
<p>Starting Taxol/Carbo made my hair go again, when it was just starting to come back. Now my hair is growing again, &amp; I'm feeling very well. The Taxol/Carbo also caused some neuropathy in my feet, worse than I experienced last year, &amp; I was told it was due to the higher, less frequent dosage. But the neuropathy is mostly gone now, &amp; I was declared N.E.D.--no evidence of disease--in a follow-up with my surgeon earlier this month. My CA125 reached normal range early this year &amp; has stayed there. I've had no serious side effects from the Avastin, &amp; my oncologist said most people tolerate it well.</p>
<p>Should you be interested, you can read more details of my PPC journey at</p>
<p>www.CaringBridge.org/visit/CaroleSeaton</p>
<p>That site has got sort of wonky--it's now hard to go from earliest to latest postings, but you'll get the idea.</p>
<p>Good luck to you both!</p></div></div></div><ul class="links inline"><li class="comment_forbidden first last"><span><a href="/user/login?destination=node/263147%23comment-form">Log in</a> or <a href="/user/register?destination=node/263147%23comment-form">register</a> to post comments</span></li>
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